TOGP #49: "That One Game: Metroid Prime" *METROID MONTH*

This week Metroid month concludes with a bang, because we’re discussing what’s widely agreed to be one of the greatest games ever made - That One Game: Metroid Prime. Originally released on November 18, 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube, Metroid Prime brought the franchise’s signature exploration-based gameplay into the third dimension for the very first time. Interestingly, it was not the only Metroid game released on that day, as the Gameboy Advance game Metroid Fusion - the fourth entry in the 2D series - shared a simultaneous release, and both games were able to connect via link cable to unlock special features. Both games were critically acclaimed at launch and Metroid Prime is still to this day one of the highest rated games of all time. 

Developed in collaboration between Nintendo and Austin, Texas-based Retro Studios, Metroid Prime takes place in the years between the first two mainline Metroid games as the bounty hunter Samus Aran finds herself on the planet Tallon IV after intercepting a distress beacon from a Space Pirate ship orbiting the planet. Upon investigating the planet she discovers experiments conducted by the Space Pirates involving a massive sealed-off crater and a mysterious substance flowing from it known as Phazon.

Early last year Nintendo surprised us all during a February Nintendo Direct by announcing a brand new HD re-release of the game, with the digital version dropping that very same day. Dubbed Metroid Prime Remastered, it sported updated visuals and controls to bring the game up to speed for modern audiences.

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